All-SSC Men’s Lacrosse Selections for 2019

MELBOURNE, Fla. – [PDF] – Forty-six student-athletes have been recognized as All-Conference in the sixth year of Sunshine State Conference men’s lacrosse. Lynn University, regular season champions, boasts nine All-SSC awards including Coach of the Year. Voting for the All-SSC Men’s Lacrosse Team was conducted among the league’s head coaches.

Shortly after becoming the NCAA Division II leader in career goals, the University of Tampa’s Andrew Kew has been voted SSC Player of the Year by conference coaches. In 15 games for the Spartans, Kew tallied 81 points from 50 goals and 31 assists with a .365 shooting percentage. The senior attackman from Oakville, Ontario is the SSC leader in goals per game (3.33) and points per game (5.40) and is second in assists per game (2.07) and shots per game (9.13). Kew becomes the second Tampa athlete to be named league Player of the Year1.

Gunner Gebelein from Palm Beach Atlantic University is awarded Freshman of the Year honors after starting in 16 games for the Sailfish this season. The Huntingtown, Maryland product shone brightly on the defensive end for PBA, ranking first in conference caused turnovers per game (2.44) and eighth in ground balls per game (5.25). Gebelein is the first male athlete from PBA to be named Freshman of the Year in the SSC2, the first Sailfish to earn an individual award in lacrosse, and the first freshman defensive player to earn First Team All-SSC honors3.

SSC coaches select Lynn’s Brian Kingsbury as the 2019 SSC Coach of the Year. The first and only head coach of the Fighting Knights earns the honor after guiding the program to its first-ever double-digit win season (11-3). Under Kingsbury’s leadership, the Fighting Knights have risen to the No. 15 team in the USILA national poll, won their first SSC regular-season title, and will host in the conference postseason tournament. The honor is the second of his Kingsbury’s career4.

Kew highlights the repeat All-SSC award winners as he receives his fourth consecutive conference award, which includes three straight First Team selections. Those athletes earning First or Second Team accolades for the third time in their careers are Jake Mosher McGraw (Tampa), Austen Lison (Florida Southern College), Dryden Brous (Lynn), Thomas Tatarian (Saint Leo University), and Logan Sweeney (Florida Tech). In total, 15 of this year’s 32 upperclassmen award winners repeat as an All-SSC selection.

Player of the Year: Andrew Kew, TampaFreshman of the Year: Gunner Gebelein, Palm Beach AtlanticCoach of the Year: Brian Kingsbury, Lynn–

2019 Men’s Lacrosse All-SSC First Team

ATT

Andrew Kew*~‡&

Tampa

Sr.

Oakville, Ontario

ATT

Charlie Kurtenbach^

Saint Leo

Sr.

Issaquah, Washington

ATT

Phil Buque

Saint Leo

Jr.

Whitby, Ontario

MID

Reid Chaconas^

Florida Tech

Jr.

Westminster, Maryland

MID

Xander Cosenza

Lynn

So.

Bay Shore, New York

MID

Jake Mosher McGraw*+

Tampa

Jr.

Saint John, New Brunswick

LSM

Austen Lison@+†

Florida Southern

Sr.

Leesburg, Virginia

FO

Ross Dickerson*

Tampa

Jr.

Berlin, Maryland

FO

Dryden Brous*~%

Lynn

Jr.

Ocean City, Maryland

DEF

Evan Schimek^

Rollins

Sr.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

DEF

Jack Tyrrell

Tampa

Sr.

Medford, New Jersey

DEF

Gunner Gebelein

Palm Beach Atlantic

Fr.

Huntingtown, Maryland

GOAL

Thomas Tatarian*+

Saint Leo

Gr.

Shoreham, New York

SSDM

Julian Taylor^

Saint Leo

Sr.

Tampa, Florida

SSDM

Roy Hansen

Rollins

Sr.

Medford, New Jersey

–

2019 Men’s Lacrosse All-SSC Second Team

ATT

Jeff Atlas

Florida Southern

Fr.

Islip, New York

ATT

Ryan Dunn

Rollins

Jr.

Ridgefield, Connecticut

ATT

Greg Taicher@+

Rollins

Sr.

Berwyn, Pennsylvania

MID

Nick McCabe

Lynn

So.

Boca Raton, Florida

MID

Kyle Silverstein

Florida Southern

Sr.

Smithtown, New York

MID

Logan Sweeney*+

Florida Tech

Sr.

Sykesville, Maryland

LSM

Ethan Ticehurst^

Saint Leo

Jr.

Coquitlam, British Columbia

FO

Ryan Land

Florida Tech

Sr.

Ellicott City, Maryland

DEF

Evan Kalish

Lynn

Sr.

Vero Beach, Florida

DEF

Greg Morissette

Lynn

Sr.

Woodstock, Ontario

DEF

Luke Robideaux

Tampa

Sr.

Lafayette, Louisiana

DEF

Collin Beck

Saint Leo

Jr.

North East, Maryland

GOAL

Colin McClelland

Lynn

Jr.

Ellicott City, Maryland

SSDM

Dan Luette

Lynn

So.

Orlando, Florida

SSDM

Gavin Perry

Tampa

Sr.

Raynham, Massachusetts

–

2019 Men’s Lacrosse All-SSC Honorable Mention

ATT

Matt Vetter

Tampa

Sr.

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

LSM

Addison Abramson*~

Florida Tech

Sr.

Reisterstown, Maryland

DEF

Wyatt Todd

Rollins

Jr.

Randolph, New Jersey

GOAL

Daniel Flock^~

Florida Tech

Sr.

Ellicott City, Maryland

SSDM

Tyler Oblong

Florida Tech

Sr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

–

2019 Men’s Lacrosse All-SSC Freshman Team

ATT

Jeff Atlas

Florida Southern

Fr.

Islip, New York

DEF

Gunner Gebelein

Palm Beach Atlantic

Fr.

Huntingtown, Maryland

ATT

Sean Nolan

Florida Southern

Fr.

Westchester, New York

ATT

Coleman Jacobs

Embry-Riddle

Fr.

Orchard Park, New York

ATT

Tyler Eames

Saint Leo

Fr.

Whitby, Ontario

MID

Mitch Cody

Embry-Riddle

Fr.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ATT

Caleb Wells

Lynn

Fr.

Woodstock, Ontario

ATT

Harry Kilkowski

Tampa

Fr.

Summit, New Jersey

SSDM

Rob Champigny

Rollins

Fr.

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

GOAL

Will Eckert

Rollins

Fr.

Bristow, Virginia

SSDM

Peyton Tyson

Saint Leo

Fr.

Spanish Fort, Alabama

FO

Cam Reeves

Rollins

Fr.

Dallas, Texas

ATT

Jared Kane

Embry-Riddle

Fr.

Jacksonville, Florida

* = 2018 First Team
^ = 2018 Second Team
@ = 2018 Honorable Mention
% = 2017 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2017 First Team
+ = 2017 Second Team
& = 2016 Freshman of the Year† = 2016 First Team‡ = 2016 Second Team

1 Tampa’s Conor Whipple earned Player of the Year in 2014, 2016, & 20172 Earlier this year, Molly Rowoldt became the first from PBA to be named SSC Freshman of the Year (volleyball)3Freshman First Teamers: 2016: Dryden Brous (Lynn); 2017: Austen Lison (FSC); 2014: Conor Whipple (Tampa), CJ Nichols (Florida Tech), Jake Vonarb (Rollins)4 Kingsbury was named SSC Coach of the Year in 20155 Including Kew, Gebelein, and Brous, 11 other First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention athletes have been named to the Freshman of the Year team during their career